Open mold-board and share for plows and listers



(No Model.)

J. HAMMELL. OPEN MOLD BOARD AND SHARE FOR PLOWS AND LISTERS.

No. 426,012. Patented Apr. 22, 1890.

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JOHN HAMMELL, OF IIILL CITY, ASSIGNOR TO JULIUS B. STARR, OF CON-CORDIA, AND M. IV. OARNEY, OF HILL CITY, KANSAS.

OPEN MOLD-BOARD AND SHARE FOR PLOWS AND LISTERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 426,012, dated April22, 1890.

Application filed December 14., 1839.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN IIAMMELL, of Hill City, Graham county, Kansas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Open Mold Boardsand Shares for Old Ground Flows and Listers, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention relates to improvements in open mold-boards and shares forold-ground plows, listers, be. and it consists in the novel constructionand arrangement hereinafter fully set forth and described.

In the drawings which illustrate the manner of carrying out myinvention, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a plow, showing the openmold-board secured to the share in a suitable manner. Fig. 2 isaperspectivc view showing the manner in which my open moldboard issecured to the listing-plow. Fig. 3 is a sectional detail view throughthe shares D and E, showing the manner in which the open mold-board issecured thereto. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the front member of themold-board which will be used on the listingplow. Fig. 5 is a detail inperspective of the listing-plowshare, to which the open moldboard issecured; and Fig. 6 is a detail in perspective of the share, which ismade without the quarter-landside. It'is intended that the openmold-board is also applicable to all ordinary plows and lister-sharesand to plows without landsides.

Referring to the drawings by letter, A represents the plow-beam,constructed in the ordinary manner and provided with a stock 1 to whichsuitable handles 0 are secured, said handles C being provided withcrossrods 0 and braces c, which hold said handles rigid.

D are the shares, which form bearings for the open mold-board strips Gand H, said share D being rigidly bolted to a sub-share E, to'which arerigidly bolted the strips II, which form the mold-board for this plow.

F are the bolts which secure the shares D and sub-share E and hold themin position,

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said bolts F being provided with suitable nuts f.

G are similar bolts which secure the strips II rigidly to the subshareE.

II is the front section or strip, which is secured on the listing-plow.This member may be made in one or two pieces, as shown in Fig. 4, andrigidly bolted together. The shares D are to be made winglcss, asrepresented at d in Fig. 6, and the sub-share will obviate the necessityof having the quarter-landside, which has heretofore been used on alloldground plows. Having the mold-board and shares made in this manner,the plow can be constructed much lighter and cheaper than where themold-board is made in one piece, and will secure much more readily, andthe ground plowed will be 'in better condition than when plowed with anordinary plow or lister such as are now in common use, and by reason oflighter draft and the peculiar construction the plows and listers can bemade of much lighter material, consequently reducing their cost; also,the cost of repairing will be greatly reduced, it being cheaper toreplace a strip when worn than a full solid mold-board.

This mold-board and share may be used on all kinds of plows and listcrs,either walking, riding, or combined, and are very easy of constructionand draft.

Ilaving thus fully described my invention, what I claim as being new,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, with the sub-shares E, of the shares D, securedthereto, the sub-share projecting above the shares, the curved metallicstrips lIf, resting on the shares D and secured to the sub-shares E, andthe angled strips II, secured to the sub-shares E E at their juncture,substantially as shown and described.

I11 testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN IIAMMELL.

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